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A Tribute to 

 Character 



veniently for that interest. There are about seventy families seated 

 ou this river, who live as decently and happily as any planters in these 

 southward parts of America. The French being a temperate, industri- 

 ous people, some of them bringing very little of effects, yet, by their 

 endeavours and mutual assistance among themselves, which is highly to 

 be commended, have outstripped our English, who brought with them 

 large fortunes, though, as it seems, less endeavour to manage their 

 talent to the best advantage. 



We lay all night at Monsieur Eugee's, and the next morning set out 

 further to go the remainder of our journey by land. At noon we 

 came up with several French Plantations, meeting with several 

 Creeks by the way. The French were very officious in assisting 

 with small dories to pass over the waters, whom we met coming 

 from their church, being all of them clean and decent, their houses 

 and plantations suitable in neatness and contrivance. They are 

 all of the same opinion of the church of Geneva ; there being no 

 difference amongst them concerning the punctilios of the Christian 

 faith, which union hath propagated a happy and delightful concord, 

 and in all other matters throughout the whole neighbourhood ; living 

 amongst themselves as one tribe or kindred, every one making it hia 

 business to be assistant to the wants of his countrymen ; preserving 

 his estate and reputation with the same exactness and concern as he 

 does his own ; all seeming to share in the misfortunes and rejoice at 

 the advancement and rise of their brethren. 



Towards the afternoon we came to Monsieur L. Jandron (Gendron), 

 where we got our dinners. There came some French ladies whilst we 

 were there, lately from England, and Monsieur Le Grand, a worthy 

 Norman, who hath been a great sufferer in his estate by the persecu- 

 tion in France against those of the Protestant religion, . . . We 

 got that night to Monsieur Gailliar's the elder (Gailliard) ; who lives 

 in a very curious contrived house, built of brick and stone, which is 

 gotten near that place. Near here comes in the road from Charles- 

 town, and the rest of the English settlement, . . . We intended 

 for Monsieur Gailliar's, Jr., but were lost, none of us knowing the way 

 at that time, although the Indian with us was born in that country, 

 it having received so strange a metamorphosis. When we got to the 

 house we found our comrades, and several of the French inhabitants 

 with them who treated us very courteously, , . . After having 

 refreshed ourselves we parted from a very kind, loving, and affable 

 people, who wished us a safe and prosperous voyage. 



These people were indeed kind and affable, courteous Genial 



and agreeable. They carried with them a cheerfulness 



Comradery 



